Mehr Hassan
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Born | Mehrunnissa Hassan 1983 or 1984 |
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Mehrun Nissa Hassan, commonly known as Mehr Hassan, is an American actress, model, and classical dancer.[1]
Personal life and education
Hassan is the daughter of religious theologian Riffat Hassan. She was born to a Pakistani mother and an Indian father.[2] Mehr is settled in Louisville, Kentucky, though she has performed in films in India and Pakistan, as well. She received her master's degree from the University of Louisville.[3]
Career
Hassan started her dancing career as a stage performer in United States. During her college years, she visited India during summer breaks and began her film career in a Tamil film called Anbe Diana, in which she played the title character.[2] During her stay in India, she also studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute. She continued to work in films while in college, including the award-winning films, Diwali and Dreams. It was on the set of Diwali that Samina Peerzada approached her for her film, Shararat, which was filmed in Pakistan and released in 2003.[citation needed] She has also appeared in the films, The Gold Bracelet (2006) and Heart Land (2009).[3]
Hassan is an accomplished dancer and has worked in award-winning music videos as a dancer and director.
Partial filmography
Film | Character | Director | Release Year |
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Anbe Diana | Diana | L.V. Athavin | 2000 |
Dreamers | Saira | K. Wadia | N/A |
Diwali (short film) | Sejal | Nick Sivakumaran | 2001 |
Nilivil Kalangmilai | Diane | L.V Athavin | N/A |
Shararat | Zara | Samina Peerzada | 2003 |
Hum Tum Aur Mom | Reena | A. Nanda | 2005 |
The Gold Bracelet | Simrun Singh | Kavi Raz | 2006 |
Heart Land | Neurotic Mummy-Baby | Fred Holmes | 2009 |
Channa Sachi Muchi | Gypsy | Ijaz Bajwa | 2010 |
Hotel Hollywood | Priya | Param Gill | 2010 |
Sonne Da Karra | Simrun | Kavi Raz | 2016 |
Lakeeran the Destiny | Zubeda | Dharam Panesar | 2018 |
Music videos
- Directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Kuch Nahi Terey Bin[2]
- Co-directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Man Mohna (My Spirit)[2]
- Performed (vocals and dance) in Piya Nain Milla[2]
References
- ^ "Mehr Hassan". WN.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ a b c d e Larry Muhammad (13 June 2011). "Louisville-raised Mehr Hassan is a global film star (part 2)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b Larry Muhammad (13 June 2011). "Louisville-raised Mehr Hassan is a global film star (part 1)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Mehr Hassan at IMDb
- Larry Muhammad (22 June 2011). "Mehr Hassan is a global film star but a 'hillbilly at heart' (part 1)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Larry Muhammad (22 June 2011). "Mehr Hassan is a global film star but a 'hillbilly at heart' (part 2)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Living people
- Pakistani film actresses
- Pakistani emigrants to the United States
- University of Louisville alumni
- American film actresses
- Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky
- Pakistani female models
- Actresses from Lahore
- 21st-century Pakistani actresses
- American female dancers
- American models of Pakistani descent
- American female models of Indian descent
- Dancers from Kentucky
- American film actor stubs
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs